Practicum: Students will be required to complete a 10 day teaching practicum.

Content

The contact hours for this unit are interspersed throughout the trimester to accommodate in-depth and contextualised discussion of professional experience. This unit includes 10 days professional experience.

During these days the preservice teacher will:

observe, identify and record demonstrated features of a safe, inclusive, engaging and challenging learning environments.

collect and analyse policy documents relating to inclusivity

attend meetings, yard duty, school activities and any opportunities for engagement with the broader school community.

supervise the work of small groups of students and work with individuals.

keep a journal (electronic and/or hardcopy) in which evidence of their planning, observations, collected documents, participation in school activities and reflections are kept.

undertake an orientation to the school environments

conduct and record observations of class, teacher and school routines

observe and analyse the nature of learning and teaching in a number of classrooms across a number of schools

Pre-service teachers will be expected to share their journal with their supervising teachers and appropriate University teaching staff.

Assessment

Assessment Task 1: Analysis of School Space (1800 words; 50%)

Assessment Task 2: Collaborative Research Task (1800 words; 50%)

Hurdle Requirement: Assessing the Professional experienceFor students enrolled in School of Education courses, the professional experience component is assessed primarily by the class-based teacher who advises the Unit Chair. Satisfactory completion of the Professional Experience component is compulsory in order for the student to progress.

Unit Fee Information

Student Contribution Rate*

Student Contribution Rate**

Fee rate - Domestic Students

Fee rate - International students

$769

$615

$2452

$2612

* Rate for all CSP students, except for those who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010** Rate for CSP students who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.